The Necromancers eBook

“My dear man,” he said, “there’s
absolutely nothing to say. I did exactly what
you said: I hardly spoke to him at all: I
watched him very carefully indeed. I really can’t
go on doing that day after day. I’ve got
my own work to do. It’s the most utter bunkum
I ever—­”

“Tell me anything odd that you saw.”

“There was nothing odd at all, except that the
boy looked tired, as you saw for yourself this morning.”

“Did he behave exactly as usual?”

“Exactly, except that he was quieter. He
fidgeted a little with his fingers.”

“Yes?”

“And he seemed very hard at work. I caught
him looking at me once or twice.”